SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA
posted 5 months ago
Join the Development Test group as a Test Engineer developing SpaceX's newest products. Development Test is a fast-paced R&D focused group that aims to reduce hardware development time and increase reliability by testing SpaceX's upcoming products, ground systems, spacecraft, and launch vehicles. Our Test Engineers design, fabricate, and implement test equipment as well as conduct development tests for the new structures, components, and mechanisms. As a Structures Test Engineer, you will be responsible for creating test stand concepts, fabrication drawings, wiring schematics, and instrumentation lists. You will design and analyze structures, fluid systems, and mechanisms, and supervise the integration of test stands including fabrication, mechanical assembly, and data/control systems. Operating test stands with great attention to detail is crucial, as tests have very little margin for error. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and at least 1 year of experience in relevant fields such as involvement with extracurricular project teams, academic research, or professional experience in designing and analyzing mechanical structures. Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree, understanding of GD&T, experience with Unigraphics (NX), finite element analysis (FEA), and hands-on design and fabrication experience. You must also be willing to travel up to 25% to other SpaceX sites and be able to work at elevated heights and in outdoor environments as needed.